Jim Tells His Son, "Wear Your Shoes When You Go

Multiple Choice

Jim tells his son, "Wear your shoes when you go outside to play." Jim's son cannot produce a sentence like this, but he completely understands his dad and goes to put his shoes on before going outside to play. The fact that Jim's son understands this statement suggests that the words in the sentence fall into his _____.

A) receptive vocabulary
B) expressive vocabulary
C) advanced vocabulary
D) active vocabulary